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If I hadn't this Humble Bundle Image Comics bundle is fire https://www.humblebundle.com/books/image-comics-in-10s-books About 17€ for bangers like Saga, I Hate Fairyland, Papergirls, and Curse Words. Moonstruck is neat, as well as Plutonia. Ice Cream Man I read only an issue and it's also intriguing as it's an anthology. Sex Criminals got me annoyed and stopped at Volume 3. Maybe it gets better but the characters were grating. mango Planet is a trash fire in my opinion despite the intriguing premise. I can't say anything about the other comics except most have fairly good reviews.
about 7 months ago from web-
@adiwan I read some "I Hate Fairyland" back in the beginning and was enjoying it up until the main title I was actually going to the store for stopped releasing regularly
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@scribus Yeah. It sucks when the series updates very irregularly. I am still waiting for new Saga issues, however they keep on waiting. What's worse is buying into a series and shortly after it being cancelled. Happened to me a few times. I also bought the first issue and all future issues got cancelled like "Trust Fall" https://www.amazon.com/TRUST-FALL-English-Christopher-Sebela-ebook/dp/B07RF2YMCV Looked amazing. Synopsis amazing. Cancellation not so. In a weird way I trusted the series and they let me fall. In hindsight wonderfully meta.
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I don't like resin 3D-printing. It's so messy and slimy and gets everywhere.
about 7 months ago from web-
@adiwan Does it at least look anything like the sci fi cyborg bath kind of Ghost in the Shell type scene that I already know in my heart it doesn't?
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@scribus I own the first Elegoo Mars SLA 3D printer. It uses an array of UV LEDs that shines through an LCD that masks the areas that exposes the UV-curing resin. That is below the resin VAT that has a very sturdy, slightly flexible and transparent bottom. The actual model that is 3D-printed is attached to a parallel platform that moves up (and down) such that the exposed resin is at the defined layer height. Sadly it's not that cool-looking. It needs about an hour of print time until the printed model can be seen while printing. It's also a source of my anger as a failed print takes that time to be detected.
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No gorram wonder why my employer's former CEO got (allegedly) murdered
about 7 months ago from web-
@scribus I don't mind being rich myself. HAHAHA. It would solve so many problems. Becoming rich without needing to be a dick is the only problem. The lottery is not feasible.
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Somebody’s walking around my store with the c-word written on their hat
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The economy is a dumpster fire and we are all sitting in there.
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I don't understand the pricing of used Raspberry Pi. They either cost exactly as much as new or they cost even more. All I want is to connect my 3D printers to my network as cheap as possible.
about 7 months ago from web-
@scribus Yeah. At this point a cheap thin client like a HP T630 could be considered as an alternative to a Raspberry Pi 4.
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With the way this season’s been going having their stadium named after Trump would only be the second worst thing to happen to the Commanders.
about 7 months ago from web- Scribus likes this.
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The kid I grew up across the street from and knew for 35 years just died last week of an asthma attack, he wasn't even 40
about 8 months ago from web-
@scribus About 18 years ago I had to do mandatory military service but I opted to do community service at a nursing home instead. There I saw a guy, 40 years of age, completely devastated by a stroke and unable to speak and barely move. Freshly graduating school that was shocking to see.
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New thingy http://rainbowdash.net/url/876746
about 8 months ago from web- Scribus likes this.
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Imagine file type names always have the name of the main implementer's family name. Instead of GIF it'd be Wilhite. People sending Whilite's to each other for entertainment.
about 8 months ago from web-
@scribus If the programs also were on screen this would be hell. I don't want to stare at Richard Stallman's face every time I use GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
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In an alternative universe file extensions aren't at the end but at the beginning, like instead of "picture.jpg" it's "jpg.picture".
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Goddamn that wig was itchy
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"Innit" is British for "desu"
about 8 months ago from web- Scribus likes this.
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The battle is on! http://rainbowdash.net/url/876745
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I should make an automatic candy dispenser next year. I've seen videos about some DIY ones and they differ extremely in their approach. I think a candy-vomiting ghoul would be cool.
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Well I got a 35 on the Autism Quotient test https://embrace-autism.com/autism-assessments/
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Pulled the trigger on an Ichiban Kasuga costume for Halloween since work is letting us dress up. Never done a proper cosplay before so let’s see how this goes.
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>dude flashes a knife at you while stealing bags of shampoo
>cops take an hour to respond
What is even the point man. Like yeah FrankerZ it take all my Potato Knishes I guess, not like anyone’s gonna stop youabout 8 months ago from web-
@scribus alas, if any of the body products he was stealing were for himself, maybe he’d smell a little better. He actually takes it to the nearby convenience store to resell it (police are also not doing anything about this)
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At my work they want to push Copilot and ChatGPT on us. All people who are participating need to fill out a questionnaire and answer what's been done with AI and if it were effective or not. I'm hesitant to participate and rate negatively everything.
about 8 months ago from web-
@scribus I have seen articles about that today. I spoke today with a colleague (is a graphic (3D) designer and UX designer) who vibe-codes prototypes. During our talk he showed what he made and was altering things during our call. It was wild how Cursor messes things up and needs constant supervision. I mean it's impressive that someone with no coding experience achieved that but crutches can only go so far until they create other pain points.
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@adiwan I literally today sat down at my work computer to find an article from corporate about using generative AI to increase productivity. I work in a grocery store, man.
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@zeldatra "Chat *G*rand intellectual *P*roperty *T*heft, give me ideas how to get a promotion and screw over the company without them noticing."
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Does everyone end up wondering if they're autistic at some point now? Am I the last one to the party again?
about 8 months ago from web-
@scribus not that it matters at this point but I was thinking about it recently because if I am it would explain… a lot. Thought about getting a diagnosis because at this point I would just like to know.
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Animation was good, the visuals not my cup of tea. It wasn't thaaat bad technically but it has a lot of what I don't gel with. I get adventure films and mystery but in Flow it is getting me on my nerves as nothing appears to be explained or wanted to be explained and all the characters' motivations and inner thoughts can only be guessed by the actions, because they are animals but with some human-like cognitive abilities. It's frustrating me on a deeper level in regards of story telling.
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@adiwan I can see where that "immersion" thing might be going too far, if you're immersed in something you don't get then you're just kind of immersed in confusion
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Unpopular opinion: Flow, the animated film sucks. If you're a vibes or animal person, it might be something. It's just some animals roaming the land and escaping rising waters.
about 8 months ago from web-
@adiwan It is the most viewed theatrical film in Latvian history, though! I haven't seen it, but Latvia sure has
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Is 11 the worst Windows since ME?
about 8 months ago from web-
@adiwan Same boat, pretty much. Except screw Mac, too, they kept releasing "updates" that removed functionality from my laptop
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I'm still here
about 8 months ago from web-
@superwoodymatthew A few of us, almost inexplicably, are as well
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Whenever the question comes up if the monster that Doctor Frankenstein created can be named "Frankenstein" I think of the more important question: should the monster be named after all the people from which all of all the body parts come from?
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VERY artificial, not so intelligent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6iHWoS5DXg
about 8 months ago from web-
@scribus LLMs have incredible potential as a learning tool and logistical aid but the world seems content on using them to cheat on essays, skip therapy, and roleplay a meet & cherry scenario with Sticks the Badger.
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@zeldatra They really could be something if we just didn't insist on the nonsense misuse of everything
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Another batch of dried apple slices finished. I made them thin and dried them crispy for 10 hours at 70°C. It's funny to see how much they shrink during the process. From barely fitting on the drying racks to occupying half the area.
about 9 months ago from web-
@scribus I just did another batch and weighted it before and after. A full batch of 540g (peeled and cores removed) resulted in 72g of dehydrated and crispy apple slices.
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My mother's smartphone died today and we had to panic-buy a new one. She has also witnessed the horror of not having backups. All her stored phone numbers are gone.
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I bought a year ago a fruit dryer to make, for example, dried apple slices. I intended to use it as a filament dryer but didn't go so far to modify it, even if it is simple. However today I used it for its intended use and sliced a hand full of apples to dry them. My thought was to use it at least once the "right" way until I modify it irreversibly. Now my home smells like of warm apples.
about 9 months ago from web-
@scribus In my limited time I learned that it depends on many factors how well the dried apple slices will be. I have some that are crispy as a potato chip and some are more gummy while some are lost a lot of flavor. From the time and temperature to the thickness and position in the food dehydrator and the kind of apple. In general most of the apple pieces that I tasted were good, saying as someone who is not really liking dried fruits, but the mixed results partially enforce my stand towards dried fruits. The taste of fresh apple still beats all of that 100 times. The effort and time and energy in my opinion is a little too much for the results I got.
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@scribus Scented candles are the worst. Whenever I happen to be in a home decoration store and walk by the candle aisle I have to gag. The natural odor of food is way more pleasant (not including cinnamon, cherries, and strawberries).
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The state of Virginia has sent me a tax rebate fellas, who’s up for two hundred cups of coffee?
about 9 months ago from web
